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no Model.) LUPTON GANDLESTIGIL' No. 261,100 Patented July 11, 1882.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

GEORGE LUPTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CANDLESTIC K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,100, dated July 11, 1882.

Application filed September 27, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE LUPTON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Candlestick, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of candleholders used for lighting and ornamenting Christmas-trees and similar purposes.

The object of this invention is not only to provide a simple and cheap candleholder, but an ornament as well, and one which is easily attached to the boughs of the tree.

The drawing is a perspective view of the candle-holder and tassel complete.

This candle-holderis constructed With a dripcup and socket made in the usual manner, to which is attached or suspended atassel formed of any number of narrow strips of bright tin or other metal, which are crimped or twisted into a spiral or anger shape, and clustered together so as to form a multiple-reflecting pendant or tassel, which throws ofl' scintillations of light, like a diamond.

My invention consists not only in forming a multiple-reflecting pendant or tassel which of itself makes a beautiful ornament, but also a simple and easy mode of fastening the candleholder to the boughs of the tree. This pendant or tassel may be either soldered or riveted to the drip-cup or it may be made detachable. However, I prefer the first method. I have contemplated various forms and ways of constructing such a pendant or tassel but I do not propose to confine myself to any particular shape, for my invention includes every form of pendant or tassel attached to a candle-holder and formed of narrow strips of tin or other 

